Federal representatives in battle against gangs to visit Salinas on anti-gang strategies

2:47 AM,
Aug. 16, 2011

Written by

sunita vijayan

A host of federal officials will be in Salinas this week to take a firsthand look at how the city is managing its anti-gang strategies.

The delegation will be here for two days starting Wednesday to observe youth programs, tour neighborhoods wracked by gang violence and meet with local business owners, said Georgina Mendoza, deputy city attorney and director of the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace, or CASP.

The alliance is creator of the city's strategic plan to reduce gang violence. The plan addresses gang prevention, intervention, suppression and reentry efforts. Mendoza said ...